School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Cuba
Cuba: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.89 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Cuba, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Cuba is 5.89 years, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Cuba peaked at 7.63 years in 1973 and was at its lowest, 5.89 years, in 2024.
That places Cuba 102nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.23 years | 6.77 years | 7.63 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.36 years | 6.17 years | 6.56 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.13 years | 6.01 years | 6.31 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.15 years | 6.04 years | 6.23 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.09 years | 6.01 years | 6.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.03 years | 5.89 years | 6.12 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 82,575 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.45 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Cuba?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Cuba was 5.89 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 7.63 years in 1973.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.89 years in 2024.
- How does Cuba rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Cuba ranks 102nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release